North Dakota Motorcycle Permit Practice Test

NDDOT does not publish the size or pass mark of the Class M knowledge test. Our practice exam uses 25 questions with 20 needed to pass. The test is offered in English and Spanish, with audio testing at several offices, and you get one attempt per day.

The 2025–2027 North Dakota Motorcycle Operator Manual: North Dakota’s permit, license, helmet and motorized bicycle rules, the DUI law, and the MSF riding chapters on gear, control, lane position, intersections, hazards, passengers, group riding, alcohol and three-wheel motorcycles.

You need 20 of the 25 questions right (80%). Always confirm the current test with the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), Driver License Division. Compare every state →

You can miss up to 5 of the 25 questions: you need 20 right (80%) to pass.

Yes. A Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider Course completion card dated within one year waives the road test. Under 16, proof of enrollment in a Basic Rider Course is needed before testing.

Daylight riding only and no passengers at any age. Riders under 18 must also wear a helmet, and 14- and 15-year-olds may only ride motorcycles of 510 cc or less, on the permit and on the license.

Two months. Riders aged 14 and 15 must hold a valid motorcycle permit for two months before applying for the license in person at a Driver License Site. The license that follows still limits them to motorcycles of 510 cc or less and requires a helmet.

No. At 14 or 15 you must complete an approved motorcycle safety course and pass the motorcycle knowledge test, and you show the course completion certificate to get the license.

Only if you don't already have a valid learner's permit or driver's license. Without one, you pass the Rules of the Road knowledge test first, then the motorcycle knowledge test and a vision screening.

Only the helmet rule. The permit at 16 and 17 means daylight riding, no passengers and a helmet, but once licensed the helmet is the only restriction left. The 510 cc limit applies only to riders aged 14 and 15.

Proof of identity and lawful presence, your physical North Dakota address on the application and your Social Security number, which is checked with the Social Security Administration but never used as your license number. You also surrender every license issued by another state or country.

Yes. In North Dakota, Class M covers any two- or three-wheeled motorcycle. A commercial Class A, B or C license doesn't let you ride a motorcycle unless it also carries the motorcycle endorsement.

Yes. You bring your own motorcycle, and the examiner inspects its equipment first. Pass on a bike with an automatic transmission and your Class M covers automatics only; pass on a three-wheeler and the license is restricted to three-wheeled motorcycles.

North Dakota uses the Rider Skill Test, a course of control and hazard-response exercises. Weave cones sit 12 feet apart for two-wheelers and 18 feet for three-wheelers. The U-turn box is 20 feet wide for bikes under 600 cc and 24 feet for 600 cc or more. Tests are cancelled in bad weather. North Dakota Motorcycle Operator Manual p. 19

Sixty days after you become a resident. North Dakota counts you as a resident once you have lived there 90 days in a row, unless you are a nonresident student, a tourist or in the armed forces. After the 60 days you need a North Dakota license with Class M.

Riders and passengers under 18. When the rider is under 18, every passenger must wear one too, whatever their age.

Not for a motorized bicycle: two or three wheels, no more than 32 inches wide, automatic, and an engine of 49.98 cc or less that can’t pass 30 mph. You need to be 14 and hold any valid permit or license; there is no skills test. Anything bigger is a motorcycle and needs Class M.

Yes if you are under 18: an approved safety helmet is required to ride a motorized bicycle, and NDDOT advises one at any age. A motorized bicycle must also have a brake, and you may not carry more people on it than it was built for.

No. North Dakota riders may not ride between lanes or between rows of traffic, and may not pass a vehicle while sharing its lane. Two motorcycles may ride side by side in one lane, but never more than two. Other drivers must leave a motorcycle the full width of its lane.

A passenger may ride only if the motorcycle is built for two, on a two-person seat or a seat fixed behind or beside you, and it needs passenger footrests unless they sit in a sidecar or cab. Both of you sit astride, facing forward, and the passenger must not block your control or view.